Spotlight Stories

Tubman Family Alliance: A Safe Placeduring a Crisis

On a busy but unsuspecting street corner in the Lyndale neighborhood, you’ll find a building with welcome signs written in several languages. This building, Tubman Family Alliance, is a place where lives are changed.

In 2016, the MAAR Foundation provided a grant to Tubman that supports transitional housing to women and their children who are survivors of domestic violence. Ruthie, one of the Tubman residents, moved in two years ago with a 12-year-old daughter and was days from giving birth to her second child.

Ruthie reflects, “Tubman was exactly what I needed because I was fearing having my baby and having to bring her back to the shelter. It felt good to be able to leave the hospital and actually bring her home. Even though it wasn’t permanent, it felt great. A few months after I had her, I found a job, and that’s where I’ve been working for almost two years.”

“It’s been everything for me,” says Ruthie. “I moved in with a couple bags and nothing else, and I’ve come a long way from the day that I moved in. I know that’s because of Tubman.”

Housing We Support

In 2017, the MAAR Foundation supports the following local organizations: